Is this just for ground meat or can you make muscle jerky as well, also can it be used on venison
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Personally, I have only used it for ground beef. The people I know who use it for venison all say it tastes great and they love it. I copied this from Nesco's website:Nesco® Jerky Spice Kits feature Jerky Cure and Seasoning Mix to create great tasting jerky. Each was designed for both ground-meat jerky and low fat cuts of whole muscle meat for jerky. This mix works great with wild game, beef, pork, poultry or fish. Hope that helps!!
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it can be used for ground beef pork turkey deer moose etc I have been using it for around 16 years now I use the jerkey gun to make mine everone in the family love it I give it a 5 star rating
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Yes I have never made jerky from ground beef with this seasoning.. jusy slice against the grain thin slices and matinate with water and spice mix overnight... packets do give instructions also.. have never used with venison but I'm 100% sure it would be great!
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I make jerky all the time. I use the non-serrated for cutting meat. It seems to work best to have the meat frozen firm but not solid. I don't even know anymore where the serrated blade is that came with it. I haven't tried cutting cheese, but I suspect that the non-serrated one would be best for that as well. Not sure what the serrated one would be good for, maybe bread??
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I don't see why not. This particular kit is to make jerky from ground meat, however if your using a marinated steak/roast the dehydrator will still work find for that purpose
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I only use it with ground meat. I do not think it is intended for use with sliced meat. The package says mix with 1lb. of meat. Hope this helps.
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Tonya-I've used it as a rub with strips of beef briscut and it works great! Just slice the meat in small, narrow slices, sprinkle the salt packet and seasoning packet all over, work it in some with your hands, and place it in the dehydrator. The grandkids love it!
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I use mine for mostly beef jerky but I can't see why it wouldn't work for you. I really like mine
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One of the things we use it for is dog food. We buy 40 pound boxes of frozen chicken necks, and sometimes mixed in with those are wing tips. None of it clogs the machine. What we do, and I'd suggest to do the same, is use the stuffing head- the one with three large slots, instead of any of the ones with rows of holes (made for ground meat). The auger pushes everything through, and the blade cuts it all up, even when frozen. Bones, fat, skin are no problem. I even use the three hole head when grinding elk or goat meat for us. It can be left that way for coarse ground meat, or used as a first pass. We've gotten to really like the coarse ground meat (because it has texture), so usually only use that head for everything. The machine has never given us a problem. That said, We haven't tried to feed it anything as large as a chicken leg bone or heavier. I'm sure there are large/tough enough bones to jam any machine. But we really like ours. (so do the dogs and cats!) good luck.
1830127
Yes! I've used it as a marinade on thinly sliced beef. Use a "tougher" meat.....not one that is marbled with fat!
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I used it on some ground beef. I probably should have stuck it in a food processor before trying to use the Nesco, but it kept popping apart. Nothing broke. It just kept popping apart. I think it would have worked better if I'd ground the beef finer. Other than that it seems pretty durable.
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I have never made beef jerky........so I am sorry that I can not help you. I use the grinder to grind up ham and it works great!!! I place chunks of ham in the grinder and it turns out like ground hamburger in consistency. I hope this helps!
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The recipe book calls for ground beef to make the jerky. Once you mix it together you pack it in the gun and squeeze it. The ground beef comes out a slit in the end. It helps you get uniform pieces so you don't have some done and some not done.
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Definately NO. This is like using pure salt on anything you put it on. If you use it then use it sparingly and do NOT add any salt to the meat at all.Personally I do not think it works that well. It will work to a point if you tenderize the meat with a meat tenderizer, (The kind that looks like a hammer or one that has many points on it )
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I have used it to heat up food and also to make things like Ramen noodles--it does very well. I imagine you can use it for actual cooking as well, though I've never tried it with raw meat. Hope this helps!
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I love my "grinder" & use it for a lot of things but never for bones, it was not made for that job. I have made mincemeat and cranberry sauce that is healthier then store-bought. each piece is uniform and same size last year, I was given a turkey. I stripped the meat off the bones and ground it. it was good but not a job that I will do again.
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Use only very very little. If you use too much the meat will turn to mush and it smells kinda like 'garbage'.
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It would work for brisket or any kind of meat except that since it has a serrated edge they do not cut as cleanly as I like for a knife to. It would not work for cutting around bones. As for sharpening, that would be very difficult. I have never sharpened a serrated edge knife. I suppose it could be done with a chain saw file if you could find one with the same size serrations but I would not consider it. It might could be done with small diameter wooden dowels wrapped in sandpaper but they would be so small as to make them to fragile to be usable. Consider this not able to be sharpened. There is a large slicing knife on here that would be better suited for your needs and it can be sharpened. It would work for brisket or any kind of meat except that since it has a serrated edge they do not cut as cleanly as I like for a knife to. It would not work for cutting around bones. As for sharpening, that would be very difficult. I have never sharpened a serrated edge knife. I suppose it could be done with a chain saw file if you could find one with the same size serrations but I would not consider it. It might could be done with small diameter wooden dowels wrapped in sandpaper but they would be so small as to make them to fragile to be usable. Consider this not able to be sharpened.... » Read More It would work for brisket or any kind of meat except that since it has a serrated edge they do not cut as cleanly as I like for a knife to. It would not work for cutting around bones. As for sharpening, that would be very difficult. I have never sharpened a serrated edge knife. I suppose it could be done with a chain saw file if you could find one with the same size serrations but I would not consider it. It might could be done with small diameter wooden dowels wrapped in sandpaper but they would be so small as to make them to fragile to be usable. Consider this not able to be sharpened. There is a large slicing knife on here that would be better suited for your needs and it can be sharpened. « Show Less
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This is a paste made of concentrated seasonings. The hot variety is extremely hot. I always take a dollop or two, put it the jerk paste into a cup, and add olive or canola oil. Then I coat raw meat to be barbecued in a plastic bag, which I leave marinating in the refrigerator for a couple of hours. Do not add a sugary barbecue sauce or you will burn your meat. The results are remarkably tasty!